My first egg but who layed it?

[Boccom]

I don’t know what to say. It is physically impossible for a chicken to lay an egg at four months. I mean maybe towards five months they might lay but 14 1/2 weeks is the absolute minimum age for the earliest laying breeds.

well 16 weeks is 4 months so it fits

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

well 16 weeks is 4 months so it fits

Yeah, buts it is extremely unusual especially with those breeds. I don’t know what to say to be honest.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Leghorns often lay early. 16 weeks is not all that unusual for leghorns. Consider yourself lucky!

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Uh then someone lied to you about their age. That is physically impossible.

Agreed, a chicken just can’t lay at 4 months.

 

[Boccom]

I have never ever had a bird start laying at 6 never

 

[Aunt Angus]

Is anyone listening to me? I know what I'm talking about.

High production breeds like Leghorns and hybrids lay very early. 4 months is NOT impossible.

Good grief...

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

I don’t know what to say. It is physically impossible for a chicken to lay an egg at four months. I mean maybe towards five months they might lay but 14 1/2 weeks is the absolute minimum age for the earliest laying breeds.

Yes, early laying is at like 5 1/2 months not a little under 4

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

I have never ever had a bird start laying at 6 never

Huh. None of my current ones are laying but all of them are going to start at six months at least. 40 weeks at the later end of the spectrum. It really depends on the breed, but some like ameraucanas, Easter eggers, bantams, all the other types of green, blue, grey layers don’t lay until around seven and a half months at the earlier end.

 

[Boccom]

even my friends flocks all started laying at 4 except their silkie who started at 6 like your saying

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Good grief @Aunt Angus.......... sorry @Boccom a chicken lays at 6 months, 5 1/2 if their bred for that